A person with the weight of 691 N stands on a bathroom scale in a motionless elevator. The elevator begins to move and the scale momentarily changes to 499 N. (a) Draw a force diagram of the situation. (b) Create a qualitative vertical equation for this situation. (c) Calculate the magnitude and direction of the elevator’s acceleration.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

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